The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.

of Philadelphia, deceased, to investigate and
report on the subject of spiritualism. The COM
mission was appointed by the University of
Pennsylvania, and their report, made to the
trustees of that institution, is published by the
j. B. Lippincott Company. The commission
was composed of professional and scientific men,
and their report is a complete and impartial ex-
posure of the phenomena of modern spiritualism
SO called. The price Of the book is loo, and it
Is for sale by the Bowen Merrill Company.
Incited by the report. DR.. Garretson, of Phila-
dephia, determined to look into the matter on
his own account and to publish his conclusions
in book entitled Nineteenth Century Sense
The Paradox of Spritualism.S He believes IN
spiritualism, but 1t is system of his own too
mystical and sublimated for ordinary minds to
and pantheism. 1t is published under the nom
de plume of John Darby. For sale by the
Bowen Merrill Company.
The latest and one of the best works on the
Celestial Kingdom is China: travels and investi-
cations in the Middle Kingdom" by James H.
Wilson. late majorgeneral of the U. S. army
Gen. Wilson. besides being bravo and gallant
soldier. is a shrewd business man and a charm
ing writer. He went to China in 1885 to study
the social and commercial conditions OF the
country with reference to discovering new
avenues for investment and commerce He
made extensive journeys through China under
circums tances very favorable for studying the
character of the country and people. and he re-
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style. He also visited Japan and gives some
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country. Gen. Wilson Is a man who knows how
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Mr. Eugene Fields department of ''sharps
and flats" was for good while a very interest
A. h
well-known work has been missed in that paper.
Perhaps this Is accounted for by the appear
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and society in Chicago and other Western gang
lia" This is a collection of some of Mr.. Fields
brightest and funniest articles In the Chicago
News He is one of the popular humorlsts of
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the reader to his intimate acquaintance in a very
delightful way. There is introduction by
Julian Hawthorne. The book is published by
Tcknor q Co., of Boston, their paper series
of choice reading For sale by all booksellers.
Norway Nights and Russian Days" by s.
NJ Henry Davis. is the record of summer
tour through Norway and Russia The style in
which the book is written betrays traveller
practiced in observation and gifted with facile
pen. What to see and how to see it, what to de-
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The descriptions Of Norwegian and Russian life
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Romantic Love and Personal Beauty: Their
Development, Causal Relations, Historic and
National Peculiarities" is the comprehensive
title of new work by Mr.. Henry Il. Finck in
which the subject of love and love-making is
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The different features and peculiarities of men
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Price, So New York: Macmillan & Co. In
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1.-THE Pleasures of Life" by Sir John Lub-
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''Thekla" is story of Viennese musical life,
by William Armstrong. It is romantic enough
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the heroine, is the daughter of Bavarian peas
ant She is educated for the operate stage and
sings Wagner else can. She inherits
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Readers of the clever novel. GAS Common
by Anne Sheldon Coombs, will be glad
to read another by the same author. A new
story by her is entitled "a Game of Chance"
and it possesses decided merit In plot. treat
ment, character drawing and dramatic develop
ment it fairly ranks among the interesting
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"The Margin of Profits: How 1t Is Now Di-
vided What Part of the Present Hours of La
Dor Can Now Be Spared is published in g. P.
Putnam's Sons Questions of the Day" series.
It is lecture delivered by the well known po-
litical economist, Edward Atkinson, before the
Central Labor Lyceum of Boston. It is pres
en- tation of the labor and wage question the
side of opposition to the eight-hour system, and.
it is needless to say. a very able presentation.
1.-THE Republic of the Future" by Anna Bow
man Dodd, purports to be series of letters
written from New York in the year 2050, by q
Swedish nobleman to afriend in the old country.
New York is represented socialistic city,
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ssMiss GascoigEe" novel by Mrs. J. II. Rid
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The interest of the story is maintained to the
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